Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. It is very important that you only remove the neck collar to wash your child’s neck if your doctor has allowed it. Always use a correct lifting technique, bending at the knees and not at your back (see diagram below). The onus is on you, the user, to ensure that you have downloaded the most up-to-date version of a consumer health information handout.

You may use pillows to help with your comfort, but take care that your neck remains in a stable position within the collar, and as flat as you are able to tolerate. Although immobilising the neck with a collar will help to reduce the pain, additional pain relief (e. The specialist nurse or physiotherapist will discuss this with you and give you further instruction at this point. Roll onto your side and swing your legs over the edge of the bed, whilst pushing up with your arms (see diagram below).

This study demonstrates that the effectiveness of the Aspen collar in restricting physiological ranges of movement was superior to the other collars, with the Philadelphia collar also performing well.

It is important that you monitor your posture to prevent slouching, and avoid any heavy lifting and carrying. You can use a pillow for comfort but try to avoid using more than two as this may cause added stress to your neck. Regular simple analgesia (such as paracetamol and ibuprofen) usually helps with this, and should be taken as per package instructions.

Following cervical spine (neck) surgery or sustaining a fracture the collar will help keep your neck bones in line while you heal.

A sample size of nineteen was used for the study, although not large, it was comparable to the sample sizes used in similar studies in the published literature [ 1, 3, 4].Initially after your hospital admission your neck may be sore as you move; this may increase over the first couple of days but will then improve. Cervical spine motion has been shown to be influenced by the age, gender, weight and athletic ability of an individual [ 21, 22].

If the same collar allowed a further 10° of movement would this adversely affect the clinical outcome? Often patients manage by themselves but if you need to apply your collar when laid down, we often teach family members and carers how to help apply and remove the collar for you.Although a number of orthoses are commercially available, there is currently no consensus as to which offers the greatest protection, with studies showing considerable variation in cervical orthoses ability to restrict motion [ 1– 4]. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The neck muscles may initially feel weak or stiff after the doctor tells you that you can stop wearing the collar, but this usually recovers naturally.